The Mighty Quinn

Gently investigating the murder of the owner of the luxury resort (working on location in Jamaica), police chief and title character Denzel Washington introduces himself to the savvy Hadley Elgin (Mimi Rogers), young wife of probably-corrupt political fixer Thomas (James Fox), in The Mighty Quinn, 1989.

Late bringing his son (David McFarlane) home to his estranged wife (Sheryl Lee Ralph), island-nation police chief (Denzel Washington, title character) finds her rehearsing, with two of Bob Marley’s daughters (Cedella in the flowered top, Sharon in lavender, who were then members with their brother of Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers), one of Bob’s lesser-known, though far from obscure compositions, in The Mighty Quinn, 1989.

In dress-whites at a wedding in the Jamaica-like (where it was shot) island nation, title character, police chief Denzel Washington takes an urgent call and nearly collides with childhood friend Maubee (Robert Townsend), early in The Mighty Quinn, 1989.